Adhesive backed heel pad with loop attachment and ankle strap

ABSTRACT

The invention pertains to an adhesive backed heel pad application of a predetermined shape which is designed from a cushioned material with a loop attachment made from leather, vinyl, plastic or fabric material of various colors. The loop attachment will be sewn to the cushioned material which will be adhered to the inside heel of a strapless shoe with permanent adhesive. The ankle strap will be comprised of various colors of like material as the loop attachment. The ankle strap will be inserted through the loop attachment and fasten around the ankle of the wearer with a buckle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Functional Accessory for women's footwear to prevent the wearer's feetfrom slipping out of their shoes.

REFERENCES SITED U.S. PATENT

-   -   U.S. Pat. No. 7,398,607 Heel strap apparatus    -   U.S. Pat. No. 5,038,499 Separable shoe strap construction    -   U.S. Pat. No. 7,727,608 Adhesive pads for footwear

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure is directed to footwear accessory, and moreparticularly to women's footwear.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates in general to women's footwear and moreparticularly, to a shoe of the general pump characteristics, which isuniquely constructed with a closed heel. Present day high heel straplessshoes, for the most part do not provide adequate stability to supportthe wearers heel from slipping out of the shoe. There are examples ofprior art U.S. Pat. No. 7,398,607 which attempts to address the problemof the wearer's walking out of their shoes. Also there are currentlymany types of adhesive backed heel pads which are designed to providegrip in order to prevent the wearer from walking completely out of theirshoes. Furthermore the currently designed adhesive backed heel pads,when adhered to the inside rear of the wearer's shoe will protrude fromthe top right or left side of the shoe in some instances, which is veryunsightly.

The principal objective of the invention is to provide a new designedadhesive backed heel pad by which the above described inadequacies ofthe present adhesive backed heel pad will be overcome.

The construction of the invention includes a predetermined shapedesigned adhesive backed heel pad with a loop attachment which willcreate support when an ankle strap is inserted in the loop attachment.This invention will provide rear foot stability and prevent the wearerfrom walking out of their shoes therefore resolving both inadequacies.

-   -   The predetermined shaped adhesive backed heel pad design will        prevent protrusion of the pad over the top right or left side of        the shoe.    -   The loop attachment to the adhesive backed heel pad will provide        attributes that will allow an ankle strap to be inserted, thus        providing stability to the wearer and prevent the wearer from        walking out of their shoe.

OBJECTIVES AND ADVANTAGES

Accordingly, several objectives and advantages of the invention are (a)to provide a realistic shoe accessory that will solve the problem of thewearer's feet from slipping out of strapless shoes (b) to provide afashionable, functional and affordable product to the market place (c)to provide a product that will be a permanent fixture to an existingshoe without compromising the workmanship of the shoe. (d) to provide aproduct that is user friendly to the customer, therefore does notrequire the work of a skilled shoe cobbler to install.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

In one aspect of the invention an adhesive backed heel pad with loopattachment includes a pair of adhesive backed heel pads with loopattachments and a pair of ankle straps with buckle, wherein the adhesivebacked heel pads with loop attachments will have a predetermined shapeand will adhere to the inside rear of a strapless shoe with permanentadhesive.

In another aspect of the invention, once the adhesive backed heel padwith loop attachment is adhered to the wearer's shoe it will also allowthe wearer to interchange the ankle straps with buckle to enhance thestyle of the original shoe without compromising the workmanship.

An additional aspect of the invention is to provide a convenient, costeffective, appealing, self assembly solution to the problem of wearer'swalking out of their shoes. The adhesive backed heel pad with loopattachment and ankle strap with buckle closure is a simple solution to agrowing problem especially for shoe wearers of moderate to excessivelyhigh heeled strapless shoes. The invention will allow the option for thewearer to purchase additional ankle straps as a replacement or an optionto change the straps to a different color to enhance the beauty of theshoe, therefore giving the wearer flexibility to accessorize theexisting shoe.

Yet another very important aspect of the invention is the advantage ofthe invention being an instant yet permanent solution to the wearer'sfeet from slipping out of their shoes. The adhesive back heel pads withloop attachment are not reusable. Therefore this invention does notrequire the product to be stored separately from the shoes. The peel,adhere and attach process can be achieve by the wearer. The wearer willpeel away the adhesive backing, adhere to the rear inside of the shoe,attach the ankle strap around the ankle and buckle close.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing aspects and many of the advantages of this invention willbecome more readily appreciated as the same become better understood byreference to the following detailed description, when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 depicts the rear view of the adhesive backed heel pad with loopattachment. The front is free of any ornaments or adhesive.

FIG. 2 depicts the rear view of the adhesive backed heel pad with loopattachment and the ankle strap inserted through the loop attachment withbuckle closure.

FIG. 3 depicts the adhesive backed heel pad with loop attachment adheredto the inside rear of the shoe with the ankle strap inserted through theloop attachment with buckle closure.

FIG. 4 depicts the outside rear view of a strapless shoe with theadhesive backed heel pad with loop attachment with the ankle strapinserted through the loop attachment adhered to the inside rear of thewearer's shoe.

CONCLUSION

Accordingly the examiner will see that, according to the invention, Ihave provided a heel pad with loop attachment and ankle strap withbuckle which is attachable by permanent adhesive to an existing shoe.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it will be appreciated that various changes can be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States I claim:
 1. The ornamental design for an adhesive backed heel pad with loop attachment and ankle strap.
 1. An adhesive backed heel pad with sewn loop attachment to be adhered to the rear inside heel portion of a strapless shoe with an ankle strap fasten around the wearer's ankle by a buckle as a method of preventing wearer's feet from walking completely out of their shoe.
 2. The adhesive backed heel pad of claim 1, is uniquely designed in a predetermined shape, comprised of cushion material to offer comfort and to eliminate protrusion from the top right or left side of the shoe. The front of the adhesive backed heel pad will be free of any ornaments.
 3. The adhesive backed heel pad of claim 1, will be comprised of a loop attachment sewn to the center rear of the adhesive backed heel pad therefore providing attributes for the insertion of an ankle strap. The loop attachment will not compromise the workmanship of the wearer's shoe.
 4. The adhesive backed heel pad of claim 1, will allow an ankle strap to be inserted in the loop attachment of the adhesive backed heel pad. The ankle strap will be comprised of a buckle to secure the ankle strap around the wearer's ankle.
 5. The complete invention is comprised of three entities. The claim is focused on the combination of entity a, b and c as the invention. Entity a. depicts the adhesive backed heel pad. Entity b. depicts the loop attachment sewn to the adhesive backed heel pad. Entity c. depicts the ankle strap with buckle closure.
 6. The inventors claim is the ornamental design adhesive backed heel pad with the loop attachment for the purpose of supporting an ankle strap around the wearer's ankle to prevent the wearer's shoes from slipping off their feet. 